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Liu Bei, Chinese warlord, proclaims himself emperor of Shu Han, the successor of the Han dynasty

Liu Bei, Chinese warlord, proclaims himself emperor of Shu Han, the successor of the Han dynasty.

1987

Iran–Iraq War: An Iraqi Dassault Mirage F1 fighter jet fires two missiles into the U

Iran–Iraq War: An Iraqi Dassault Mirage F1 fighter jet fires two missiles into the U.S. Navy warship USS Stark, killing 37 and injuring 21 of her crew.

1967

Six-Day War: President Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt demands dismantling of the peace-keeping UN Emergency Force in Egypt

Six-Day War: President Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt demands dismantling of the peace-keeping UN Emergency Force in Egypt.

1937

Spanish Civil War: The Largo Caballero government resigns in the wake of the Barcelona May Days, leading Juan Negrín to

Spanish Civil War: The Largo Caballero government resigns in the wake of the Barcelona May Days, leading Juan Negrín to form a government, without the anarcho-syndicalist CNT, in its stead.

1863

American Civil War: During the Vicksburg campaign, Union forces under John A

American Civil War: During the Vicksburg campaign, Union forces under John A. McClernand defeat a Confederate rearguard and capture around 1,700 men at the Battle of Big Black River Bridge.

1639

The treaty of Zuhab ends the fifteen year long war between the Ottomans and the Safavids

The treaty of Zuhab ends the fifteen year long war between the Ottomans and the Safavids.

1863

American Civil War: Union forces under Ulysses S

American Civil War: Union forces under Ulysses S. Grant begin the Siege of Vicksburg during the Vicksburg campaign in order to take full control of the Mississippi River.

1803

Napoleonic Wars: The United Kingdom revokes the Treaty of Amiens and declares war on France

Napoleonic Wars: The United Kingdom revokes the Treaty of Amiens and declares war on France.

1794

Battle of Tourcoing during the Flanders Campaign of the War of the First Coalition

Battle of Tourcoing during the Flanders Campaign of the War of the First Coalition.

1593

Playwright Thomas Kyd's accusations of heresy lead to an arrest warrant for Christopher Marlowe

Playwright Thomas Kyd's accusations of heresy lead to an arrest warrant for Christopher Marlowe.

1943

The Holocaust: The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising ends

The Holocaust: The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising ends.

1916

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the French Third Republic sign the secret wartime Sykes-Picot Agreem

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the French Third Republic sign the secret wartime Sykes-Picot Agreement partitioning former Ottoman territories such as Iraq and Syria.

1863

American Civil War: During the Vicksburg campaign, the decisive Union victory by Ulysses S

American Civil War: During the Vicksburg campaign, the decisive Union victory by Ulysses S. Grant at the Battle of Champion Hill drives the Confederate army under John C. Pemberton back towards Vicksb�

1834

The Battle of Asseiceira is fought; it was the final and decisive engagement of the Liberal Wars in Portugal

The Battle of Asseiceira is fought; it was the final and decisive engagement of the Liberal Wars in Portugal.

1822

Greek War of Independence: The Turks capture the Greek town of Souli

Greek War of Independence: The Turks capture the Greek town of Souli.

1812

Imperial Russia signs the Treaty of Bucharest, ending the Russo-Turkish War

Imperial Russia signs the Treaty of Bucharest, ending the Russo-Turkish War. The Ottoman Empire cedes Bessarabia to Russia.

1771

The Battle of Alamance, a pre-American Revolutionary War battle between local militia and a group of rebels called The "

The Battle of Alamance, a pre-American Revolutionary War battle between local militia and a group of rebels called The "Regulators", occurs in present-day Alamance County, North Carolina.

1364

Hundred Years' War: Bertrand du Guesclin and a French army defeat the Anglo-Navarrese army of Charles the Bad at Cochere

Hundred Years' War: Bertrand du Guesclin and a French army defeat the Anglo-Navarrese army of Charles the Bad at Cocherel.

999

Rebel Turkish warlord Mahmud of Ghazni defeats Samanid Emir Mansur II in battle at Merv

Rebel Turkish warlord Mahmud of Ghazni defeats Samanid Emir Mansur II in battle at Merv.

1943

Winston Churchill's second wartime address to the U

Winston Churchill's second wartime address to the U.S. Congress